Extra CreditTue, 07 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000Mon, 13 Aug 2018 11:28:08 +0000Libsyn WebEngine 2.0http://www.audible.com/mt/originals
enhttp://www.audible.com/mt/originalsoriginalpitches@audible.com (originalpitches@audible.com)http://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/5/5/e/c55e8dbe35c8b518/ExtraCredit_S1_podcastart.jpgExtra CreditAudiblenoseaburyk@audible.comepisodicEp. 10: Cars CarsTue, 07 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000Elijah gets his first driving lesson from Neal, who is a professional automotive journalist. This comprehensive Driver's Ed curriculum includes talking to a vintage-car fanatic about classic Volkswagen Beetles, and learning about the car of the future from an electric-car advocate. If only they could teach Elijah how to steer.

]]>Elijah gets his first driving lesson from Neal, who is a professional automotive journalist. This comprehensive Driver's Ed curriculum includes talking to a vintage-car fanatic about classic Volkswagen Beetles, and learning about the car of the future from an electric-car advocate. If only they could teach Elijah how to steer.

]]>23:19nofullAudible Ep. 9: Mexican AmericansMexican Americans Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:00:00 +0000When a controversy erupts at the Texas State Board of Education over a racist anti-Mexican textbook, Neal becomes determined to expose Elijah to as much Mexican culture as possible. They interview an undocumented valedictorian and a Mexican-American history professor. Houston-based comedy rapper Chingo Bling calls in to teach Elijah some special vocabulary words.]]>When a controversy erupts at the Texas State Board of Education over a racist anti-Mexican textbook, Neal becomes determined to expose Elijah to as much Mexican culture as possible. They interview an undocumented valedictorian and a Mexican-American history professor. Houston-based comedy rapper Chingo Bling calls in to teach Elijah some special vocabulary words.]]>19:16nofullAudible Ep. 8: Comics ComicsWed, 25 Oct 2017 19:36:58 +0000Elijah, a comic-book fan, interviews Sana Amanat, the creative director of Marvel Comics, about being a "Muslim-American super hero." And John Hodgman stops by to discuss his doomed plans to play a super villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.]]>Elijah, a comic-book fan, interviews Sana Amanat, the creative director of Marvel Comics, about being a "Muslim-American super hero." And John Hodgman stops by to discuss his doomed plans to play a super villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.]]>15:56nofullAudible Ep. 7: PoetryPoetryTue, 17 Oct 2017 07:00:00 +0000Alarmed by what passes for a poetry curriculum at Elijah's middle school, Neal takes Elijah to New York City to meet some actual working poets. Back in Texas, they visit a "Typewriter Rodeo," and along the way, Neal reveals the secrets of his own strange, poetic past.]]>Alarmed by what passes for a poetry curriculum at Elijah's middle school, Neal takes Elijah to New York City to meet some actual working poets. Back in Texas, they visit a "Typewriter Rodeo," and along the way, Neal reveals the secrets of his own strange, poetic past.]]>16:08nofullAudible Ep. 6: GunsGunsTue, 10 Oct 2017 15:52:08 +0000Neal is terrified for Elijah's safety in Texas, where guns are as prevalent as popcorn. They visit a gun club in San Antonio to learn how to shoot responsibly, interview an anti-campus carry activist about how to protest guns using sex toys, and talk to a parent who lost her son to gun violence.]]>Neal is terrified for Elijah's safety in Texas, where guns are as prevalent as popcorn. They visit a gun club in San Antonio to learn how to shoot responsibly, interview an anti-campus carry activist about how to protest guns using sex toys, and talk to a parent who lost her son to gun violence.]]>19:27nofullEp. 5: JudaismJudaismTue, 10 Oct 2017 07:00:00 +0000When Elijah decides not to have a Bar Mitzvah, Neal plans an emergency cultural trip to "The Jewish American Homeland" - New York City - with decidedly mixed results.]]>When Elijah decides not to have a Bar Mitzvah, Neal plans an emergency cultural trip to "The Jewish American Homeland" - New York City - with decidedly mixed results.]]>15:23nofullEp. 4: Medical MarijuanaMarajuanaTue, 03 Oct 2017 07:00:00 +0000Neal and Elijah travel to Colorado for a more modern drug education. There, Elijah meets a marijuana journalist and a family of medical-marijuana activists, who teach him that there's more to learn about drugs than "just say no."]]>Neal and Elijah travel to Colorado for a more modern drug education. There, Elijah meets a marijuana journalist and a family of medical-marijuana activists, who teach him that there's more to learn about drugs than "just say no."]]>19:25nofullAudible Ep. 3: EvolutionEvolution Tue, 26 Sep 2017 07:00:00 +0000At a bar outside a convention of 1,700 biologists, Elijah learns about what he isn't hearing in school: evolution.]]>At a bar outside a convention of 1,700 biologists, Elijah learns about what he isn't hearing in school: evolution.]]>15:46nofullAudible Ep. 2: Sex EdSex EdTue, 19 Sep 2017 07:00:00 +0000Neal sends Elijah to a sex ed program offered by a local church--one that involves practice midnight condom purchases, and lots and lots of lube.]]>Neal sends Elijah to a sex ed program offered by a local church--one that involves practice midnight condom purchases, and lots and lots of lube.]]>19:40yesfullAudible Ep. 1: SlaverySlaveryTue, 12 Sep 2017 07:00:00 +0000After learning that some Texas schoolbooks refer to African slaves as "migrant workers," Neal takes Elijah on a road trip to Louisiana, where they visit a slavery museum on a former plantation.]]>After learning that some Texas schoolbooks refer to African slaves as "migrant workers," Neal takes Elijah on a road trip to Louisiana, where they visit a slavery museum on a former plantation.]]>18:04no After learning that some Texas schoolbooks refer to African slaves as "migrant workers," Neal takes Elijah on a road trip to Louisiana, where they visit a slavery museum on a former plantation.11fullAudible